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Balearic beat, also known as Balearic house, Balearic, Ibiza house or Ibizan chillout, is an eclectic blend of DJ-led dance music that emerged in the mid-1980s. [1] [2] It later became the name of a more specific style [3] of electronic dance/house music that was popular into the mid-1990s.
Balearic trance keeps the same "Balearic" timbre as Balearic beat, while Balearic trance is characterized by a higher tempo of around 125 bpm to 145 bpm, typically around 130 bpm. Being based in Spain, it is often derived from Latin music. It has a primary focus on atmosphere, making it similar in many regards to dream trance.
Balearic beat Also known as Balearic house, initially was an eclectic blend of DJ-led dance music that emerged in the mid-1980s. It later became the name of a more specific style of electronic dance music that was popular into the mid-1990s.
Influential Ibiza club legend DJ Alfredo has died. He was 71 years old. News of his death was confirmed by Club Amnesia, where he had a residency DJing in the 1980s, on Tuesday, Dec. 24. "Dear ...
British DJs like Paul Oakenfold made the vacationing island of Ibiza a capital of house music, leading to the creation of Balearic beat. Francesc Guerau and Antoni Literes are among the best known classical composers of the islands.
Balearic may refer to: Of the Balearic Islands; The Balearic dialect of Catalan; Balearic horse, a term sometimes used to describe either or both of these horse breeds in the region: Mallorquín; Menorquín horse; Balearic beat, a style of electronic dance music; Balearic cuisine
Alfredo Fiorito (20 April 1953 – December 2024) was an Argentine disc jockey. He has been credited as the "Father of the Balearic beat". [1]After emigrating to Spain and arriving on the Balearic island of Ibiza in September 1976, [2] Alfredo became a DJ at Amnesia, where his eclectic DJ style had a major influence on dance music's explosion on the island and beyond in the late 1980s.
There are several scenes associated with the nu-disco term. The original scene is characterized as house music fused with disco elements (sometimes incorrectly referred to as disco house), [3] [4] and disco-influenced balearic music, also known as balearic beat revival [5] or balearica. [6]